Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-03-26
LEONE LOCAL CHAT.


planned last week that he hadn't room
in the paper for his own ideas, which
is not so bad complaint as it might
be, since he managed to have some of
them published in another mans
paper IfI'd known, l would have
sacrificed the space spread over, to
the distribution of opinions editorial.
My complaint points in another direc-
ton; it's generally that / havn't got
ideas to fill up the room. / don't feel
so bad over it as 1 might, because
somebody told me once that if 1
"didn't get ideas out of my own head /,
/ wouldn't get them out of anybody
elses." And / hardly know yet just
in what light to view the remark,
would you?
The City Bosses commenced their
Corporation house cleaning this week.
The town looks like great big
bumpy animal that needs scraping
off, and needs it badly, and hang the
expense as a police said who grabbed
hold of hoe, splashed around the
gutter, and yelled at the Knight of
Labor, "don't be afraid, no matter if
you do break it, it belongs to the cor
poration."
"The strange adventures of a phae-
ton" would doubtless be nowhere in
comparison with the strange adven-
lures Of the letter below mentioned,
that has been afloat on the postal tide
for 20 years. From the Gettysburg,
Penn, "Star and Sentinel"
Mr.. Ephraim Wilt, who was draft
ed and joined the l65th Pa. Regiment
in the late war, showed us letter he
received a few days ago, that was
written by his wife July 18th, 1868,
directed to him at Fortress Monroe,
Va, in care of Col. Buehler, OF the
165th Regiment. 1t bears the post
mark, Gettysburg, Pa, July II, 1868.
Mr.. Wilt opened the letter on the
day received, March Sth, 1887, and in
it was 81 greenback note his wife
had enclosed for him. Now where
had this letter been all these "a years
just come to light? Capt. Miller
handed the letter to him and also one
written about the same time to Mr..
Carhaugh, residing near this place.
The credit of this returned waif is
due to Mr.. Cleveland. He is bound
to look after the interests of the
soldier, even to returning them the
money their wives sent them. Such
compassion does honor to his big head
and heart. Or, who knows, perhaps
this venturesone epistolary traveller
heard that the Millennium of ga
change" had come at last, and that
reform " was fastening its uncertain
fingers on the mail bags, and wisely
concluded it was time to scamper
homeward. But, on the whole, we
are charitable enough to give Mr..
Cleveland the credit for it.
Mr.. P. G. Hunter is an inventive
genius, who not only believes in max
ing pictuses while the sun shines, but
who captures lamp light to serve his
purpose. This is something never
before heard Of, and which is exclu-
sively Mr.. Hunters own idea. Tle
specimens on exhibit taken by lamp
light are remarkably good. Lovers
who are timid about sitting together
for combination pictures in day light,
have only to sit down as they usually
do in the evening, when it don't seem
so embarrassing, and 10 their pictures
are taken. I wouldn't wonder if Mr..
Hunter didn't soon utilize moonlight
for the same purpose; there would
be so much fitness in it, and you
would all be getting moon struck.
Look at the pictures and Mr.. Hunter
will explain, and show you that while
he is very frank himself, he takes
fattering likenesses.
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